PM Modi will inaugurate the Pragati Maidan tunnel today at 10:30 a.m
The 1.6-kilometer Pragati Maidan tunnel will build Delhi’s first, allowing commuters from east Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad to travel to India Gate and other central Delhi regions.
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The Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi is slated to open to the public today. At 10:30 a.m. today, Prime Minister Modi will open the main tunnel and five other underpasses.
The 1.6-kilometer Pragati Maidan tunnel will build Delhi’s first, allowing commuters from east Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad to travel to India Gate and other central Delhi regions.
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Image: Delhi Pragati Maidan
It begins from the Purana Qila Road near the National Sports Complex of India (NSCI), goes beneath the renovated Pragati Maidan, and ends at the Ring Road near the Pragati Power Station.
It will provide e-signal-free access to India Gate, the Supreme Court, and Mathura Road for motorists travelling from Noida, Ghaziabad, and east Delhi.
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the murals inside the tunnel depict Indian culture, birds, and six seasons in various sections of the country.
The Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project, which includes the tunnel and five underpasses, cost more than 920 crore and was wholly funded by the national government.
The tunnel’s construction began in March 2018 and was expected to be completed by September 2019. However, because to the complexity of the construction work, the deadline was extended to June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, it was later put back to December 2020, and then again to March 2022.
According to officials, the tunnel and underpasses would increase connectivity to the newly reconstructed Pragati Maidan, in addition to reducing traffic flow in the ITO area.
Pragati Maidan in Delhi
The tunnel and underpasses on Bhairon Marg have been designated as special entry and departure points for Pragati Maidan. The long-awaited tunnel will provide an alternative route to Bhairon Marg, which is currently overburdened, and is estimated to carry more than half of Bhairon Marg’s traffic. To ease fears of flooding, the PWD official added that seven underground sumps have been built to collect and drain storm water mechanically.